Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter tonight to defend 20th Century Fox\u2019s new movie \u201cExodus\u201d that casts Christian Bale as Moses, and a variety of white actors as Egyptians.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s been scuffle on Twitter ever since Murdoch made his observations. And a lot of this stems from a quote director Ridley Scott gave Variety about why he didn\u2019t use Egyptian or Arab actors for the film.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI can\u2019t mount a film of this budget, where I have to rely on tax rebates in Spain, and say that my lead actor is Mohammad so-and-so from such-and-such,\u201d Scott says. \u201cI\u2019m just not going to get it financed. So the question doesn\u2019t even come up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The other main characters are played by Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro, and Aaron Paul. It\u2019s a little odd that, according to the imdb, black actors only seem to be playing \u201clower class civilians and a thief. But this is Hollywood. And this from the same company that released \u201c12 Years a Slave.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moses film attacked on Twitter for all white cast. Since when are Egyptians not white? All I know are.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) November 29, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n